Images Dated 2007 May

Bristol and Exeter Railway Station, Bristol, 1870

Based at Bristol Temple Meads, this was the Headquarters for the Bristol and Exeter Railway. The GWR Station can be seen to the right of the image

© STEAM Museum of the GWR

1870, 1870s, Bristol, Bristol Temple Meads, Exeter, Station, Temple Meads

No 4573 Prairie Tank Locomotive at Chipping Norton Station, 1960

A view of Chipping Norton station in Oxfordshire, taken in 1960, showing the station buildings and the 2-6-2 45XX class locomotive, built 1924.
The station opened in 1855 and closed in December 1962

© STEAM Museum of the GWR

1960, 1960s, 2 6 2 Oxfordshire, 45xx, Chipping Norton, Prairie, Station, Station Building, Tank

X Shop, Points and Crossings Shop, c1950

This image shows the assembly of a crossing; a piece of track that enabled a train to switch lines. The men in the centre of the image are using tools to attach and tighten track chairs to form the crossing

© STEAM Museum of the GWR

Crossing, Point, Swindon, Swindon Works, Track, X Shop